Guillem Bauzà Mayol (born 25 October 1984) is a Spanish
footballer
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who plays for Welsh club
Merthyr Town
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as a
striker
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,
second striker or
attacking midfielder
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.
He spent most of his career in Wales and England, in representation of several clubs including
Swansea City
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. He gained 16
caps for
Spain at youth level.
Club career
Spain
Born in
Palma, Majorca, Bauzà joined hometown club
RCD Mallorca
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's youth system at a very early age. He only appeared for
the reserves during his tenure.
In 2005, after the team's
relegation
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to
Tercera División
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, Bauzà signed with
RCD Espanyol B also in that level, helping the side return to
Segunda División B
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in
his first season.
Swansea City
In the summer of 2007, Bauzà joined
Swansea City
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, being one of Spanish manager
Roberto MartÃnez's first signings alongside countryman
Àngel Rangel
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After playing lower league football in his native country for six years, he went ...
. He scored twice in a 5–2 victory over Dutch amateurs Alphense Boys during pre-season, but took time to settle into the team as his only starts were in cup games, his first competitive goal coming against
Wycombe Wanderers
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in the
Football League Trophy
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. His first league goal came on 12 January 2008, in a 3–1 win at
Luton Town.
Later during
the campaign, Bauzà wrote his name in the club's history books when, on 12 April 2008, he netted a brace against
Gillingham to secure the Swans' promotion to the
Football League Championship
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. Two weeks later he scored his first
hat-trick
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, helping defeat
Leyton Orient 4–1 at the
Liberty Stadium
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in the final matchday; subsequently, as his contract was due to expire, he agreed to a new performance-related deal.
In
2009–10, Bauzà was restricted to just seven appearances overall as new manager
Paulo Sousa signed five new strikers in an attempt to replace
Wigan Athletic
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-bound
Jason Scotland
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. On 10 May 2010, he was released.
Later years
On 16 September 2010, after an unsuccessful trial at
Charlton Athletic
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, Bauzà signed a deal with
League Two
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club
Hereford United
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until January 2011. He scored from a
penalty kick
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on his debut away against
Bury
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, two days later (1–1 draw).
On 11 March 2011, Bauzà signed a monthly contract with fellow league team
Northampton Town until the end of
the season. His solid displays earned him the offer of a new deal, but it was rejected.
On 15 May 2011, Bauzà joined
League One side
Exeter City on a
free transfer as a replacement for the departing
Ryan Harley
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His previous clubs include Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Swansea City, Exeter City and Milton K ...
. He scored in his first competitive match, a 2–0 win against
Yeovil Two at
St James Park in
the first round of the
Football League Cup
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.
Bauzà was released by Exeter on 30 April 2013, with manager
Paul Tisdale
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suggesting that a lack of funding had forced him to trim the size of squad. In late October, he moved to
Port Talbot Town F.C.
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in the
Welsh Premier League.
In July 2015, Bauzà graduated with a first class honours degree from
Swansea University's College of Medicine, and discussed studying for a
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International career
Bauzà won the
2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
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with
Spain
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, featuring in all six games in the tournament and sharing teams with
Fernando Torres, who went on to play for the likes of
Atlético Madrid
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,
Liverpool
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and
Chelsea. Both were also teammates at
under-17 and
under-19 levels.
Honours
Club
;Swansea City
*Football League One
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: 2007–08
;Merthyr Town
*Southern Football League
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: 2014–15
Country
;Spain U16
*UEFA European Under-16 Championship
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: 2001
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Palma de Mallorca
Spanish footballers
Association football midfielders
Association football forwards
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
RCD Mallorca B players
RCD Espanyol B footballers
English Football League players
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Hereford United F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Cymru Premier players
Port Talbot Town F.C. players
Spain youth international footballers
Spanish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Wales
Expatriate footballers in England
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Wales
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England